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| The next Prince spokesmodel perhaps? |
My mother has her own business. She's been maintaining this garden center business for a few years right now, and this was the first year Eric and I got to/had to do with her to the Prince Customer Appreciation Show at the Kalahari Resort in Wisconsin Dells, WI.
We had to take the great Badger ferry to get there, which was a bit of an adventure for us, with temperamental weather on the way there, but smooth sailing on the way back. The concept is pretty sweet - 2 complimentary nights in a nice hotel with free access to a water park, free meal vouchers and plenty of snacks throughout the day. But walking in to those conference rooms to see all of the potential merchandise - a bit overwhelming. I don't really consider myself a great reference to my mom as to what to buy, but she said that having me there was still helpful. My mom was great with the salespeople. Me, not so much. I need time to process my conversations so the clever small talk was not coming to me so well. But she ended up getting a lot of great merchandise for her shop and Eric and I managed to act like kids for a few hours in the water park, until happy hour started back at the convention. Tapping that keg right next to the garden gnomes? Well alright then!
We had to take the great Badger ferry to get there, which was a bit of an adventure for us, with temperamental weather on the way there, but smooth sailing on the way back. The concept is pretty sweet - 2 complimentary nights in a nice hotel with free access to a water park, free meal vouchers and plenty of snacks throughout the day. But walking in to those conference rooms to see all of the potential merchandise - a bit overwhelming. I don't really consider myself a great reference to my mom as to what to buy, but she said that having me there was still helpful. My mom was great with the salespeople. Me, not so much. I need time to process my conversations so the clever small talk was not coming to me so well. But she ended up getting a lot of great merchandise for her shop and Eric and I managed to act like kids for a few hours in the water park, until happy hour started back at the convention. Tapping that keg right next to the garden gnomes? Well alright then!
